Guatemala Injert Flavor Description Which Brand of Injert Coffee is Best

Estate Introduction

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Finca El Injerto is located in the famous Huehuetenango Highlands region of Guatemala. The Aguirre family has been cultivating coffee there since 1900. The estate name "Injerto" comes from a local fruit name. El Injerto Estate places special emphasis on ecological protection and organic cultivation techniques, implementing strict quality control to ensure the quality of green coffee beans. Through the Aguirre family's efforts, El Injerto Estate has also earned Rainforest Alliance certification, and since 2002, it has been a frequent champion in many international coffee competitions.

El Injerto Estate (also translated as Graft Estate) is one of the top estates in Guatemala. If it claims to be second, probably no one would dare to claim first! It has won many world-class competition awards, leading to its achievements today. Last year, the estate owner further elevated their estate's status to new heights. Like the renowned Finca La Esmeralda in Panama, El Injerto Estate hosts global bidding activities. Of course, the auction lots they release are all exceptionally impressive. Notably, the first batch of "Mocha variety" in 2012 set a world record, reaching an astonishing price of "$500.5/pound USD," making it a truly deserved star estate!

For this auction, El Injerto Estate specially launched the "BEST El Injerto" series, carefully selecting small batches and coffee varieties of excellent quality from within the estate. Experienced farmers meticulously select ripe coffee cherries, and then cuppers eliminate batches that don't meet quality standards. Under such strict selection criteria, the Pacamara variety from El Injerto Estate accounts for only about 8% of the total production.

About the Pacamara Variety

In 2004, Pacamara gained worldwide fame through the Cup of Excellence (COE), frequently winning championships within 2-3 years. Pacamara produced by Guatemala's El Injerto Estate reached an astonishing price of $80.2 per pound for green beans in 2008.

The origin of the variety and its name: It is a derivative variety of the elephant bean Maragogype and Pacas. Taking the first 4 letters of Maragogype and Pacas combines to form Pacamara. It is an excellent coffee variety developed in El Salvador. The coffee beans are very large, similar to elephant beans, about 21-22 screen size. It has been an outstanding coffee variety in Central and South America for the past two years. Every country or farm hopes to find suitable areas for growing this variety to produce excellent coffee, like Panama's Geisha. The characteristics of Pacamara coffee include bright fruit acidity and exceptionally pure and delicate sweetness.

Although Pacamara's appearance is still quite similar to its cousin—the elephant bean variety. Since 2006, COE has cupped Pacamara from 30 estates. Some flavors are truly superstars, such as Honduras' 2006 champion Santa Martha, El Salvador's 2007 third-place Cerro Negro (Black Mountain Estate), Guatemala's regular COE champion El Injerto, and El Salvador's 2008 runner-up Pacamal estate. These are all excellent Pacamara representatives, but they are all award-winning batches, so prices are very expensive.

Brewing Method

For pour-over El Injerto: 15g coffee, medium grind (Fuji Royal's ghost teeth grinder #4), V60 dripper, water temperature 88-89°C. First pour with 30g water, let bloom for 27 seconds. Pour to 105g and stop pouring. Wait until the water level in the coffee bed drops to half, then continue pouring slowly until reaching 225g. Avoid the tail section. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

Botanical Characteristics

Pacamara plants are medium to tall, with short internodal spacing. They have large, corrugated, dark green leaves, with new leaves appearing green or brown. The trunk is hard and stout, with thick branches.

It has more lateral branches than Typica, similar to Pacas.

The cherries have a small protrusion at the calyx disc position.

The coffee beans are large and oval-shaped, approximately 1.03 cm in length, 0.71 cm in width, and 0.37 cm in thickness.

Depending on altitude, Pacamara beans are about 70% the size of Maragogype.

Overall, almost all Pacamara beans are above 17 screen size, with over 90% being 18 screen size or larger.

Pacamara offers full-bodied, rich, and complex flavors. Few coffee varieties possess both fruit acidity while maintaining noticeable sweetness, with diverse notes including drupes, vanilla herbs, tropical fruits, chocolate, and spicy sweetness.

Product Information

Manufacturer: Coffee Workshop
Address: No. 10 Bao'an Front Street, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
Manufacturer Contact: 020-38364473
Shelf Life: 90 days
Net Weight: 100g
Packaging: Bulk
Organic Food: No
Coffee Bean State: Roasted beans
Contains Sugar: Sugar-free
Origin: Guatemala
Roast Level: Medium roast

Coffee Details

Guatemala La Libertad, Huehuetenango El Injerto Pandora de Fatima

Country: Guatemala
Grade: SHB
Estate: El Injerto Estate
Roast Level: Medium roast
Processing Method: Washed
Variety: Pacamara
Batch: Auction batch Pandora de Fatima EI07
Flavor: Chestnut, plum, chocolate

Guatemala Pacamara - Auction batch Pandora - Fatima Pacamara PI07

A World-Class Coffee Estate - El Injerto Estate

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